Trichoscopy as a diagnostic tool in trichorrhexis invaginata and Netherton syndrome
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Trichoscopy as a diagnostic tool in trichorrhexis invaginata and Netherton syndrome*
Netherton syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by erythroderma, ichthyosis linearis circumflexa, atopy, failure to thrive and a specific hair shaft abnormality called trichorrhexis invaginata or bamboo hair, considered pathognomonic. We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with erythroderma since birth, growth deficit and chronic diarrhea. Trichoscopy was used to visualiz...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153011